A proposal to establish a $1 state fee per head of cattle was rejected by Missouri beef producers. Almost 75 percent of the voters rejected the proposal, according to the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Springfield News Leader.
“On April 4, 2016, ballots were mailed to the 8,480 Missouri beef producers who registered during the registration period. Of those, 6,568 valid ballots were returned to the Missouri Department of Agriculture postmarked no later than April 15. 1,663 producers (25.33%) voted for the checkoff and 4,903 producers (74.67%) voted against it,” the Department said.